Challenges facing Japan's first ever female prime minister; Possibilty of reunification of Cyprus; and the role of cricket in relations between India and Pakistan

How furloughed US federal workers spend their time; the Premier League on playing overseas fixtures; and cold water poured on Italy's plans for Sicilian bridge.

The Senegalese premier of Brian Friel's Translations, Beluga Whales at risk of euthanasia in Ontario, and a new museum to commemorate the largest massacre of civilians in Europe since World War II.

Drone sightings in Denmark raise security questions for the European country; Indigenous and non-indigenous people marked the fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada; And World Heritage Site under threat from tourism in the Portuguese town of Sintra.

The last free cities in Eastern Ukraine brace under daily Russian fire; A storm of criticism over plans to loan the Bayeux Tapestry to Britain; and the long search for justice in Guatemala, decades after civil war.

Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to prison as Trump declares it a 'witch hunt'; Beloved Canadian author approved for medical assistance in dying; and many of India's richest citizens are leaving the country.

Fighter jets intercept drones over Poland; mafia violence escalates in Corsica; and US aid cuts deepen South Sudan’s crisis.

Denmark summons the top US diplomat over alleged covert operations in Greenland; Italian prosecutors investigate a deadly attack on a civilian rescue ship in the Mediterranean; And while Ireland swelters, parts of Australia are drenched by record-breaking rainfall.

China’s construction of the world’s largest hydroelectric dam near India’s border sparks geopolitical tension; Denmark’s hardline immigration policy sees asylum numbers plummet and raises human rights concerns; and Cameroon’s long-serving president Paul Biya seeks another term at 92.

In Canada, a disturbing video of soldiers giving Nazi salutes emerges; a lion’s escape and subsequent shooting near Prague has highlighted the operation of private zoos in Czechia; and the island of Nauru is selling citizenships to fund its fight against climate change and rising sea levels.